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Home My WebLink About123 Old Main possible reno 2018 Natl Reg of Hist PlacesNes Fwm 10 -OW (Raw 8-881 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Farm CA16 No 1(12+-W1a This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts. See instructions in Guidelines for Compl.ting National Register Forms (National Register Bulletin 16). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the taquestod information. If an itaus +loos riot apply to the property being doc:wo.oniud, enter "NIA" for "not applicable." For functions. styles, materials, and areas of significance, enter only the categories and subcategories listed in the instructions. For additional space use continuation sheets (Form 10.900a). Type all entries. 1. Name of Property historic name South Yarmouth Bass River Ilistoric District (preferred) other nanreslsile number Southside 2. Location street & number Multiple—See District Data Sheet not for publication city, town Yarmouth Nffi Ivicinity state Massachusetts code_ MA county Barnstable code 001 zip code 02664 3. Classification Ownership of Property Private public -local ❑ public -State ❑ public-Federai Category of Property ❑ building(s) ® district ❑ site ❑ structure ❑ object Name of related multiple property listing: N/A 4. State/Federal Agency Certification Number of Resources within Property Contributing Noncontributing 321 92 buildings 4 1 sites 9 2 structures 0 0 objects 334 95 Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register _0 As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this M nomination ❑ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opini i i, the properly In aLs_� does not meet the National Register criteria. ❑ See continuation sheet. Signature of certifying official f , Massachusetts Ifistoricat DatJ Commission; State Ili stori c Preservation Officer State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property ❑ meets n does not meet the National Register criteria. ❑ See continuation sheet Signature of commenting or other official V Date State or f=ederal agency and bureau 5. National National Park Servlce Certification I, hereby, certify that this property is: ❑ entered in the National Register. []See continuation sheet. ❑ determined eligible for the National Register. ❑ See continuation sheet. ❑ determined not eligible for the National Register, ❑removed from the National Register. ❑ other, (explain:) Signature of the Keeper Date of Action b. ,,.�.. a.....�.. �. ,„ r.+. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet South Yarmouth/Bass River Historic District, Sectlon number 7 Pape 6 Yarmouth, Massachusetts provided by clapboard -clad Obed Baker House, 111 Main Street (ca. 1840; #36-L-2), trimmed With paneled corner pilasters, fascia entablar_ure, lintel shelves over windows and entry, and a Gothic Revival pointed -arch gable window. The Capt. Edwin E. Baker House, 269 Main Street_ (ca. 1865; 1145-G-3), with its semi -hexagonal Colonial Revival porch, is similar. A third example is the Sylvanus Nickerson House, 28 Pleasant Street_ (ca. 1865; 1153-W-3), which adds the small outer gable windows of traditional Capes and an unusual Craftsman pergola entry porch. An unexpectedly large number of Gothic Revival -style houses are present in the district. This picturesque style, which enjoyed a brief vogue in the 1840s and 1850s is characterized by steeply pitched, overhanging gable roofs, intersecting rooflines, pointed -arch windows, and fancifully carved vergeboards decorating the gables. Examples are 144 Willow Street (ca. 1850; #36-H--38) and the John Sears House, 156 Main Street (ca. 1850; 44-W-4), both of which confine themselves to steeply pitched overhanging roofs. Three other examples that go a step further by adding pointed -arch windows are 116 Main Street (ca. 1860; #44-T-11); the Theophilus Bassen. House, 95 Main Street (ca. 1860; #36-J-7); and the Capt. William Hafford House, 38 North Main Street (ca. 1855; #53-W-17). None exhibit the characteristic vergeboards popularly known as gingerbread. The Second Empire style is not often employed, and when it is, the characteristic mansard roof appears with a bellcast lower slope and a steep -pitched upper slope. This pattern is typical on the Cape. Examples, all of which are 1 1/2 story, include the Stephen Wing House, 285 Main Street (ca. 1870; 1145-F-3); the Capt. George Crocker House, 229 Main Street ca. 1R7n- lf65—D-R1 —------ 4-i I—, � roa..—A _'__4 k...,.+... --A .1- u f Eldridge House, 74 Main Street (ca. 1878; 4136-K-1; photo #13). The Abner Howes House, 123 Main Street (ca. 1790; 4144-X-1), displays a mansard wing L added ca. 1865. The Stick Style, which was the .late 19th century successor to the Gothic Revival style, is also uncommon in the area. Nevertheless, the David D. Kelley House, 21 Highland Avenue (1874; #53-W-20), is an excellent example with narrow vertical proportions, stick -work incorporating quatrafoils in the gables and at the entry, and encircling verandah. Another good example is the Allen B. Crowell House, 9 Wing Avenue (ca. 1885; #45--G-6), which incorporates the quar_rafoil motif in the verandah valance. 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